High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt

Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 18.43 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
18.43
Change on year
down 46.7%
Rank
213th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
42.16
in 2001
All-time low
0.45
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1977–2012

0102030401977199420121977: 0.451978: 31979: 21980: 1.61981: 2.51982: 11983: 2.81984: 51985: 1.31986: 7.41987: 4.91988: 5.21989: 4.91990: 5.61991: 6.91992: 6.81993: 9.71994: 11.41995: 91996: 20.41997: 15.91998: 26.61999: 322000: 34.52001: 42.22002: 32.22003: 28.22004: 31.92005: 32.52006: 26.92007: 30.82008: 30.92009: 30.92010: 38.82011: 34.62012: 18.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt is 18.43, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.7% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt peaked at 42.16 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.45, in 1977.

That places Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt 213th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.45
1978 2.98 +562.2%
1979 2 -32.9%
1980 1.58 -21.0%
1981 2.5 +58.2%
1982 1 -60.0%
1983 2.83 +183.0%
1984 4.96 +75.3%
1985 1.33 -73.2%
1986 7.37 +454.1%
1987 4.87 -33.9%
1988 5.25 +7.8%
1989 4.92 -6.3%
1990 5.62 +14.2%
1991 6.9 +22.8%
1992 6.78 -1.7%
1993 9.69 +42.9%
1994 11.38 +17.4%
1995 8.99 -21.0%
1996 20.37 +126.6%
1997 15.89 -22.0%
1998 26.58 +67.3%
1999 32 +20.4%
2000 34.55 +8.0%
2001 42.16 +22.0%
2002 32.2 -23.6%
2003 28.19 -12.5%
2004 31.92 +13.2%
2005 32.5 +1.8%
2006 26.91 -17.2%
2007 30.76 +14.3%
2008 30.94 +0.6%
2009 30.9 -0.1%
2010 38.8 +25.6%
2011 34.58 -10.9%
2012 18.43 -46.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.81 0.45 2.98 3
1980s 3.66 1 7.37 10
1990s 14.42 5.62 32 10
2000s 32.1 26.91 42.16 10
2010s 30.6 18.43 38.8 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt was 18.43 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt?
The highest recorded value was 42.16 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.45 in 1977.
How does Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 213th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
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